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3/9 OpenBSD 3.9 available for preorder:
http://www.openbsd.org/39.html
\_ When they changed binary formats and the only real upgrade path
was "back up your data, install to a fresh disk and reinstall", I
gave up, went to FreeBSD, figured out how to get 'pf' running on
FreeBSD (it wasn't as well supported on FBSD then) and moved on.
OBSD has that whole super security thing going on and CARP and
whatnot but for a box doing anything more than just firewalling I'm
a lot happier with FBSD. I'd still use OBSD for a pure firewall,
though in most circumstances.
\_ FreeBSD did a binary format change at some point too. Have you
noticed how much of /csua/bin/ doesn't run now with exec format
errors?
\_ I think you can compile into the kernel binary compat
of older versions but i might now know what i am talking
about.
\_ You can compile in binary compat as far back as 2.x--each
version has had some form of binary change, although
between most major version changes, it didn't affect most
binaries as I recall. The only one where I had to do a
ton of recompiling was 4.x to 5.x -John
\_ Between what versions? I didn't use FBSD until 5.x. Anyway,
what I was getting at is that OBSD was too limited in other
ways and that if I had to start from scratch anyway I was
going to use the more feature rich system that was 'secure
enough' for my needs.
\_ I completely agree. I pretty much only use OpenBSD for
firewall/routing. For everything else I use either FreeBSD
or OSX. It would be really k3wl if OSX started using pf
for its firewall. |
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| www.openbsd.org/39.html changelog leading to 39 * Improved hardware support, including: + G5-based Apple Macintosh machines, including W^X support (currently restricted to 32-bit mode). The instructions for doing an FTP (or other style of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had purchased a CDROM instead. zaurus Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the use of the "disklabel -E" command. OpenBSD/i386: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need to create a boot floppy to install from. FAQ 431 OpenBSD/amd64: The 39 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2. Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust your BIOS options first. If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from. OpenBSD/macppc: Put CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the C key until the display turns on and shows OpenBSD/macppc boot. rd OpenBSD/sparc: The 39 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD3. To boot off of this CD you can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM. rd If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy. FAQ 431 To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM. ok boot floppy or > b fd() Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. OpenBSD/sparc64: Put CD3 in your CDROM drive and type boot cdrom. fs (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with boot floppy. Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. fs to the swap partition on the disk and boot with boot disk:b. fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and enter boot dva0. Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. rd from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition). rd to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot it from the PROM. Alternatively, you can create a bootable tape and boot from it. OpenBSD/mvme68k: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network. The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. OpenBSD/mvme88k: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network. The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. iso on a CD-R, put it in the CD drive of your machine and select Install System Software from the System Maintenance menu. This file contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are in a separate archive. This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels. org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_3_9 Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs server. Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated packages for the 39 release will be made available if problems arise. |